Board of Directors

Trevor C Rowe, AO DUniv.

FCIS, FAICD, ACPA
Independent Non-Executive Chairman

Mr. Rowe has over 35 years’ experience in the banking and finance industry. He is currently chairman of Rothschild Australia Limited, United Group Limited, Enhance Management Limited Group, Gotalk Limited, Careers Australia Group Limited and the RSPCA Building Fund Queensland and a director of the ASX. He is also a member of the Board of Guardians for the Commonwealth of Australia Future Fund and member of Samsung Investment Global Advisory Council and was Chancellor of Bond University in Queensland from 2003 to 2009.

He was previously chairman of Queensland Investment Corporation, Investment Banking Australia for Citigroup and its antecedents from 1983 to 2005 and was a member of the Commonwealth of Australia’s Takeovers Panel from 2000 to 2003. In 2004, he was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his contribution to the investment banking sector, the formulation of public policy, higher education and the community. He has been a member of the Foreign Affairs Council since 2000.

He is also a member of the Royal Flying Doctor Services (South West Precinct) Friends Committee. Mr. Rowe has been Chairman since May 2008, prior to the float in July 2008. He is also Chairman of the Scheme Compliance Committee and the Remuneration and Nomination Committee.

Dr. Raymond H Wilson

B.Eng (Hons), MS, PhD, MIPENZ, MASCE, FIE Aust, MAICD
Executive Director and CEO

Dr. Wilson was previously Executive General Manager – Development and Special Projects at Thiess and he was responsible for investments in major infrastructure projects and strategic business development for the company. He was a director of each of the companies comprising the Connector Motorways Group and was also a director of the ASX listed ConnectEast.
 
He has more than 35 years’ experience in all aspects of international and local project development and operations, including 15 years’ involvement in the development of privatised infrastructure projects such as tollroads and power projects in Australia, New Zealand and Asia. In his previous roles he has worked on projects in Australia, South East Asia, New Zealand, the Middle East and West Africa. Prior to joining Thiess in late 1993, his roles included director of Engineering Development for Leighton Holdings (Technical Resources), Operations Director for Baulderstone Hornibrook and General Manager (Heavy Construction) for McConnell Dowell.

Dr. Wilson has been a director since May 2008, prior to the float in July 2008 and became executive director and CEO from 1 November 2008.

Richard JE Wharton

B.Eng (Civil), MAICD, Hon. FIE Aust, CP Eng
Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Wharton is a civil engineer engaged in general consulting and project assessment. He has over 40 years’ experience in highway and bridge design, construction and administration throughout Queensland. He spent most of his career with the Department of Main Roads and held various senior management positions prior to being appointed Commissioner of Main Roads in 1988. He later served as Director- General of Main Roads, Queensland from 1996 to 1998. He served two terms as chairman of Austroads and was a director of the Australian Road Research Board for four years.

He was a member of the Council of James Cook University for eight years and President of Engineers Australia, Queensland Division in 2001. In 2005 he was awarded the Australian Road Forum’s John Shaw Medal for outstanding service to the transport industry. He is an Honorary Fellow of Engineers Australia and continues to promote the interests of the engineering profession.

Mr. Wharton has been a director since May 2008, prior to the float in July 2008. He is also Chairman of the Health Safety and Environment Committee and a member of the Audit Risk and Compliance Committee and the Scheme Compliance Committee.

John G Allpass 

FCA, FCPA, FAICD
Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Allpass was in practice as a Chartered Accountant from 1971 to 1993 in the firm now known as KPMG. During that time he specialised in Audit, Assurance and Corporate Recovery. He was Managing Partner of the Queensland practice of KPMG from1984 to 1993 and was a member of the firm’s National Board during that time. Since 1993, he has held various board appointments as a non-executive director of both listed and unlisted companies. John has been a director of BUPA Australia Pty Ltd (formerly MBF Australia Limited Group) since 1999 and chairman of Envestra Limited since 2002, having been a director since 1997.

He was previously a director of Queensland Investment Corporation from 1991 to 2008 and Macquarie Bank Limited from 1994 to 2007. Recently, he has also been appointed to the boards of BUPA Australia Holdings Pty Limited and BUPA Australia Health Pty Limited and is also a director of Brisbane Airports Corporation Holdings Limited. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.

Mr. Allpass has been a director since May 2008, prior to the float in July 2008. He is also Chairman of the Audit Risk and Compliance Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee and the Scheme Compliance Committee.

Martin DE Kriewaldt 

BA, LLB (Hons), FAICD
Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Kriewaldt has over 20 years experience as a director including experience in infrastructure projects both during construction and ramp-up periods. He is a director of Campbell Brothers Limited, Macarthur Coal Limited, Oil Search Limited and ImpediMed Limited. He is Chairman of Opera Queensland, immediate past President of the Queensland division of the Institute of Company Directors, and has provided advice to Allens Arthur Robinson and Aon.

He has previously served as a director of Suncorp Metway Limited, GWA International Limited, Peptech Limited and Orogen Minerals Limited and as Chairman of Suncorp Insurance and Finance, Infratil Australia Limited, Hooker Corporation Limited and Airtrain Citylink Ltd.

Mr. Kriewaldt has been a director since October 2008. He is also a member of the Health Safety and Environment Committee, the Audit Risk and Compliance Committee, the Remuneration and Nomination Committee and the Scheme Compliance Committee.

Mark H Lynch

B.Sc, LLB (Hons), LLM, MAICD
Non-Executive Director

Mr. Lynch is Executive General Manager, Strategy & Development for Thiess Pty Ltd, with responsibility for the Thiess Group’s project investments and its strategic development, project finance and business strategy activities. He has considerable experience in large scale infrastructure development and project financing as a solicitor and as a director of companies involved in the development or operation of major infrastructure projects including Aquasure, the successful bidder for the Victorian Desalination Project, Infrashore, concessionaire of the Royal North Shore Hospital Redevelopment, and is an alternate director of Connect East.

Mr. Lynch is also a Director of Perth based engineering consultancy ProMet Engineers. Before joining Thiess 11 years ago he was in private legal practice in the areas of property and project development.

Andrea C Harcourt

BA, MAICD
Independent Non-Executive Director

Ms. Harcourt is an experienced global Marketing Director, having led multi-disciplinary sales and marketing teams for publicly-listed and private companies across Australia, Asia and the United States. She is currently an executive at Mitchell's Quality Foods Limited and was previously Director of Marketing & Admissions at Bond University. She returned from the USA in 2004 to take up the role at Bond University, having previously been the Director of Global Marketing and Communications for NASDAQ-listed Internet Security Systems (now the internet security arm of IBM).

Ms. Harcourt has been a Director since December 2010. She is also a member of the Scheme Compliance Committee.